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Bithionol

Known as: 2,2'-sulfanediylbis(4,6-dichlorophenol), 2-Hydroxy-3,5-dichlorophenyl sulphide, 2,2'-Dihydroxy-3,3',5,5'-tetrachlorodiphenylsulfide 
Halogenated anti-infective agent that is used against trematode and cestode infestations.
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1991
1991
Human fascioliasis in Egypt: effect of infection and efficacy of bithionol treatment.
: The present study was conducted on 14 patients with established fascioliasis. The effect of infection on the haematological and… 
1983
1983
Successful praziquantel treatment of paragonimiasis following bithionol failure. A case report.
A patient from Southeast Asia with cough and hemoptysis was documented to have pulmonary paragonimiasis. Initial treatment with… 
1982
1982
Hepatic damage in experimental and clinical paragonimiasis.
The hepatic damage induced by Paragonimus skrjabini, and the migration route of this species and that of P. westermani, were… 
1982
1982
Relapse of Paragonimus westermani lung infection after bithionol therapy.
Clinical trials of bithionol in treating Paragonimus westermani lung infection have been conducted in areas of endemic infection… 
1979
1979
Some properties of the sulphoxidases and sulphoxide reductases of the cestode Moniezia expansa, the nematode Ascaris suum and mouse liver.
1. The anthelmintics bithionol, phenothiazine, albendazole and fenbendazole were oxidized to sulphoxides by enzymes in the… 
1970
1970
Treatment of Paragonimus westermani infections with bithionol.
Abstract Bithionol—2,2′thiobis(4,6-bichlorphenol)—was used for the mass treatment of 1,355 patients with proved infections with… 
1967
1967
Bithionol treatment in cerebral paragonimiasis.
Summary We have reported our experience in the treatment of 24 cases of cerebral paragonimiasis with bithionol, summarizing two… 
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1967
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1967
Photoallergies to fenticlor and Multifungin.
Photoallergy to fenticlor (S7) in three patients and to Multifungin in four patients is reported. Fenticlor (bis[2-hydroxy-5… 
1966
1966
Treatment of Taenia saginata and Diphyllobothrium latum infections with bithionol.
Summary Bithionol administered orally in a single dose of 50 to 66 mg/kg body weight to eight patients with Taenia saginata and… 
1960
1960
Sensitivity to bithionol.
Three instances of sensitivity to bithionol have been seen in the past year. A girl, aged 5, developed a flare-up of dermatitis…